INNOCENT of a crime he never commited, he spent 26 years in a US prison.

The lawyer who defended OJ Simpson will reveal the tricks of his trade to Trinity College’s Philosophical Society tonight.

Barry Scheck, the lawyer who defended OJ Simpson, will speak at Trinity College's Philosophical Society this Wednesday, May 9.

US lawyers for a convicted murderer scheduled to be executed on Wednesday have made a last-ditch bid for genetic testing on evidence in his case, saying it is needed to ensure the state doesn’t put an innocent man to death.